Grow your reptile, amphibian, or invertebrate jungle with ReptiFauna™ Assorted Cryptanthus. These bioactive plants are perfect for naturally enhancing your animal habitat and are easy to care for, making them an excellent choice as a beginner level plant. Cryptanthus are slow growing, tropical plants that thrive will thrive best in moderate humidity and partial shade. These plants grow low to the ground and form a beautiful star shape with their leaves. ReptiFauna™ Assorted Cryptanthus is a stunning foreground plant for your habitat.

• • Bring color and life to your tropical habitat with these easy to grow live plants
• • Thrives in high humidity
• • Sprawls across the bottom of a tropical habitat
• • A pop of pink in a sea of green
• • Low maintenance


• Family: Bromeliaceae
• Common Name(s): Cryptanthus bromeliad, cryptanthus, earth star
• Scientific Name: Cryptanthus sp.
• Origin: South Africa
• Care Level: Beginner
• Light Level: Partial Shade
• Placement: Foreground
• Planting Requirements: In Substrate
• Humidity: Moderate, 30-70%
• Temperature: 60-85°F
• Max Height: 6"
• Growth Rate: Slow
• Watering Needs: Weekly
• Packaging: Plastic 2" Pot


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